Subtropical
high altitude climate fluctuating between
5ºC and 20ºC. The rainy season extends
from December to March. During the rest of
the year it is generally cold in La Paz
and on the high plateau, dry and without
appreciable precipitation. The subtropical
“Los Yungas” area is hot.

Santa
Cruz

The
climate ranges, according to the
geographic zones, from warm to cold in the
west and warm to hot as one descends
toward the tropical plains. The local
climate is hot with relative humidity.

Cochabamba

It
is cold in the mountains, temperate in the
southern mountain valleys and from warm to
hot in the eternal snows of the Andes,
cold to temperate at the mountain fringe
on the northern flank of the Andes; mild
to hot in the northern Yungas (warm
valleys), hot in the north and hot in the
southeast. In the southeastern area, which
enjoys the department’s lowest rainfall,
it is dry and hot.

Chuquisaca

The
temperature in the valleys to the north,
center and southwest is mild, while in the
northeast and east, it is hot.

Tarija

In
the west, it is mild and cold, in the
center, temperate, and in the south and
east, hot.

Oruro

This
department has a polar climate: cold and dry
in the rough high Andean plateaus and cold
in the high Bolivian plains.

Beni

This
department has a moist tropical climate.

Pando

The
entire department is tropical and hot.

Potosí

This
department has a cold dry climate that is
temperate in the valleys. One of the coldest
areas is the Uyuni salt flat, where the
temperature regularly drops to 20ºC below
zero.